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June 20, 2019

Fifth Circuit overturns a settlement that barred officers and directors from accessing insurance policies.

June 13, 2019

The right of indemnification by a bankrupt isn’t establishing ‘related to’ jurisdiction in federal court.

June 12, 2019

Judge Montali accuses FERC of a power grab to take the bankruptcy court’s right to rule on the rejection of executory contracts.

May 14, 2019

Fifth Circuit rejects the ‘recodification canon’ to divest bankruptcy courts of jurisdiction over Social Security suits.

May 09, 2019

Creditors lack standing in Delaware and other states for derivative liability suits against officers and managers of LPs and LLCs.

May 08, 2019

New Orleans district judge finds discretion in Fifth and Ninth Circuit authority for jurisdiction over an appeal after dismissal of the underlying bankruptcy case.

April 19, 2019

Judge in Mississippi remands a suit to state court because the notice of removal was filed with the bankruptcy clerk, not the district court clerk.

April 13, 2019

For three independent reasons, Judge Taddonio rules that states are not immune from stripping down or stripping off tax liens.

April 05, 2019

Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.

April 03, 2019

Judges Pappas and Teel permit avoidance actions for small amounts to be prosecuted in the debtors’ bankruptcy courts.